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French annual inflation rate above forecast in April
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
In April, French inflation rose to 0.8%, exceeding forecasts. Energy prices fell, but food costs increased. March consumer spending dropped by 1.0%.
(Reuters) -French consumer prices have risen more than anticipated in April as a further fall in energy prices was partly offset by the rise in food prices, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Wednesday.
France's harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, increased 0.8% year-on-year in April.
A Reuters poll of 21 analysts had on average expected a rate of 0.7% with estimates ranging from 0.5% to 1.0%.
INSEE also said that prices for services and manufactured goods rose at the same rate as last month.
Separately, the statistics agency reported on Wednesday that consumer spending for France in March was below forecasts, falling 1.0% while economists surveyed by Reuters had expected it to be stable at 0.0%.
(Reporting by Olivier Cherfan in Gdansk; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Hugh Lawson)
The main topic is the rise in French inflation rates in April 2023, which exceeded forecasts due to changes in energy and food prices.
Consumer spending in France fell by 1.0% in March, contrary to expectations of stability.
The inflation rate was influenced by a decrease in energy prices and an increase in food prices.
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